Seeing Xiao Tian's somewhat nervous expression, Xing Baohua asked in surprise, "Why did you suddenly ask that?"
"Your food is too expensive. I need to ask if I can earn that much with my salary."
Hearing this, Xing Baohua burst into laughter. This kid is really honest. He and the lawyer tried to scam someone but ended up scaring their own people. In this respect, the kid lacks the harsh realities of life and isn't shrewd at all.
But thinking about it, I realized I was overthinking it. If researchers had their own clever tricks, they wouldn't achieve much.
True researchers should be focused and ignore things outside their own field; there are many such people in China.
Some people may have suffered losses or experienced some trauma, so they focus their energy on interpersonal relationships; some people want to advance by flattering others; and some people want to make more money by starting several projects, etc.
As Xing Baohua knew from his previous life, some companies invested hundreds of millions of yuan in many research teams, and after several years, the project progress was only 1%, and as for the results, they were nowhere in sight, and the money was gone.
Xing Baohua highly approves of Xiao Tian's level of dedication to research; for example, he contributed half the credit to this financial battle.
Xing Baohua slowly lit another cigarette, poured himself and Xiao Tian a glass of water, and beckoned Geng Rui over as well.
Geng Rui slowly walked over and sat down next to Xiao Tian, looking at Xing Baohua with an incomprehensible expression.
"This kid just asked me if his salary could afford this meal?" Xing Baohua said, pointing at Xiao Tian as he looked at Geng Rui.
Geng Rui glanced at Xiao Tianna, who was bowing his head and remaining silent, then reached out and took her man's hand, saying, "President Xing won't ask for food expenses, so there's no need to worry about it so much."
Xing Baohua smiled slightly and said, "Geng Rui is here too. Let's not beat around the bush. Get your marriage sorted out as soon as possible. I'll find a way to get the necessary paperwork done. Geng Rui, your situation is complicated, so you need to think carefully about whether you want to stay or leave. If you want to stay in the military, report your relationship to your superiors as soon as possible and get your marriage application approved. If you don't want to stay in the military, come work for my company, and you two can take care of each other as a couple."
When this was said outright, Geng Rui lowered her head; a young woman like her is easily embarrassed.
Then Xing Baohua said, "What will happen after you get married? I reckon Xiaotian's personality won't allow him to be in charge or make decisions. So what I'm about to say is also very important to you."
Geng Rui raised her head slightly and said softly, "Please speak."
"I won't give Xiaotian a formal position for now, but he'll enjoy the benefits of a chief engineer, with an annual salary of 1.2 million US dollars. That's the base salary, and there will be some sales commissions later. So, I think a base salary of 100,000 US dollars per month is reasonable. Of course, you can transfer it to RMB through Huahong Bank. There's a branch in Luzhong, so you can withdraw it at any time."
"Isn't that too much?" Xiao Tianna looked up abruptly upon hearing this, his mind reeling with shock.
Xing Baohua laughed heartily and joked, "You don't get to decide. If I gave you so much money, would you know how to spend it? You're a married man now. You can't just think about yourself! Leave the money-spending to her."
Xiao Tian nodded in agreement, then turned to Geng Rui and said, "Just leave me some money for cigarettes and alcohol each month."
“Look at you, you can manage your own money, I don’t care,” Geng Rui said.
At this moment, Xing Baohua interjected, "We can manage this after you get married; it's none of our business now. Also, I promised you a house in Shanghai. Xiaotian will be working in Shanghai for a long time. You can stay in hotels or company apartments in other cities. Of course, if you have the money, you can buy whatever you want all over the country. I suggest buying a few in Beijing and Shenzhen as well."
“Why do we need so many rooms? It’s too much trouble to clean them.” Xiao Tianna looked up and said, then explained to Geng Rui who was looking over, “I’m usually very lazy and don’t have that much time to clean. It’s too tiring to leave it all to you.”
Xing Baohua didn't say anything, but could only give a thumbs up.
However, I still advised, "If you don't live in the house, you can rent it out. Life in China is getting better and better, and the demand for housing is increasing. With demand comes supply and demand, and the value of the house will appreciate in the future. Whether you buy or not is up to you. I'm just making a friendly suggestion."
To everyone's surprise, Xiao Tian stubbornly replied, "I won't buy it. How can I possibly spend all that salary?"
Well, now that we've gotten to this point, Xing Baohua didn't want to say any more. He couldn't very well tell them that while housing prices are cheap now, they could increase dozens or even hundreds of times in ten or twenty years.
Wouldn't he become a god then?
After chatting for a while, Xing Baohua's phone rang. He answered and heard a report from the trader about market prices.
There was a slight dip in the stock market, but it's not a big problem.
But the guards at the door came to report to him and found that there were many media people outside the villa.
Furthermore, Liao Qichang was interviewed by the media, but what he said was too far away to be heard.
Xing Baohua then called Haina to ask Yu Shenghai what reports were currently circulating about him or his company.
Indeed, just a short while ago, the TV reported that the Commercial Investigation Department had invited him for coffee.
Furthermore, Xing Baohua was listed as the prime suspect in the case of Haina's missing economist and trader.
The stock market has dropped, which is likely related to this. Yu Shenghai was gathering other information to send to Xing Baohua, but Xing Baohua called first to ask.
"Boss, should the company issue a statement to prove it?" Yu Shenghai asked on the phone.
"No need. First, gather information. Regardless of which media outlet is biased, contact your legal department to prepare to sue them for spreading rumors and causing trouble. Put the losses from today's fall on their shoulders." Xing Baohua finished giving the instructions and hung up the phone.
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